My rc.local isn't even being run. Ugh. Symlinks are present in the rc#.d folders and I tried redoing them with update-rc.d but they still don't fire.
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Jake WhartonSep 30 '10 at 12:40

I have larger underlying problems it seems. Thanks for the help.
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Jake WhartonSep 30 '10 at 13:23

Wish I could be more help, but it appears this problem goes a bit deeper, beyond my knowledge. Maybe the system is not switching run levels appropriately?
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SuperJamesSep 30 '10 at 13:51

All of the guides for the Apple TV use Hardy except for one that used Karmic which I chose to follow. I did a complete fresh install with the 10.10 beta out of frustration which is working immensely better thankfully.
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Jake WhartonOct 1 '10 at 13:50